Wizards of the Coast has announced details of this year's major Dungeons & Dragons event, D&D Live 2020, which will take place June 18-20, and will allow fans of the game and celebrities in their elvish guise to preview the venerable RPG's 2020 storyline The game will feature a series of games that will be played by the game's fans and celebrities. One game will be played by a celebrity, another by a famous actor goofing off, a third by a celebrity playing D&D for the first time, and a fourth by a professional wrestler.

The funniest show will be on Saturday, June 20 at 10:00 AM PST, when actors David Harbour (Stranger Things, Hellboy) and Brandon Routh (Superman Returns, Legends of Tomorrow), with the game's lead author Chris Perkins playing D&D for the first time. For a complete schedule, visit the Wizards of the Coast website. Those interested in pre-registering for the live event can do so through the D&D Live website.

Dungeons & Dragons, if you are not already aware, has undergone a massive cultural renaissance over the past decade. In recent years, the brand has enjoyed its greatest success in history, surpassing its heyday in the early 1980s. Much of this gameplay has focused on online play, virtual tabletops, and remote sessions. For the curious, here's how to play D&D on your PC. This resurgence has triggered a new wave of interest in the extended multimedia family of games.